Synonyms of autobiography

autobiography

noun

as in biography

an account of a person's life written by the person it is about

I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biography
• memoir(s)
• life
• diary
• bio
• record
• history
• chronicle
• hagiography
• annals
• psychobiography
• story
• tell-all
• past
• journal
• blog
• profile
• character sketch
• commentary
• pathography
• documentation
• archives
• chronology
• report
• genealogy
• log
• register
• reminiscence(s)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of autobiography

In his autobiography, Franklin recounts his plan to inculcate virtue and expel vice. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024

Chopra explores themes of identity and its construction, autobiography, and authorship through a practice interweaving durational performance, painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and installation. —News Desk, Artforum, 21 Nov. 2024

The most shocking sentence in Aaron Dworkin’s autobiography — a book with many shocking sentences and hard-hitting emotional blows — comes within its final 10 pages. —Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024

Kennedy first detailed her allegations against Rose in her 2016 autobiography, No One’s Pet. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024